CBSE NET Political-Science June-2013 Solved Paper III

Who among the following said that Political theory contains factors of three kinds-the factual, the causal and the valuational (A)? Leo Strauss (B) Dunning (C) G. H. Sabine (D) Ebenstein

Answer: c

Who among the following said that political theory is in the doghouse in the 1950's?

Easton

Laslett

R. A. Dahl

Riemer

Answer: d

Who among the following said, “We cannot shed our values in the way we remove our coats”

Peter Laslett

David Easton

Isiah Berlin

Robert Dahl

Answer: b

Who among the following is associated with the resurgence of political theory?

David Easton

Alfred Cobban

Vogelin

Laslett

Answer: c

Which one of the following statements is false?

The term ‘Liberal’ has referred to a class of free men who are neither serfs nor slaves.

The term ‘liberalism’ was first employed in Spain in 1812

Classical liberalism and modern liberalism have differences.

The moral minuses of the anti marketers are the moral minuses of the pro-marketers.

Answer: d

Whose ideas are sometimes referred as ‘Manchester Liberalism’

Adam Smith and David Ricardo

Richard Cobden and John Bright

John Locke and J. S. Mill

Berlin and McPherson

Answer: b

Who said, “My own existence is asocial activity and activity and mind are social in their context as well as in their origin, they are social activity and social mind”

Robert Owen

Karl Marx

Hegel

J. S. Mill

Answer: b

From whom did Hobbes borrow the principle of resolutive composite?

Galileo

Euclid

Descartes

Aristotle

Answer: a

Who said, “J. J. Rousseau is the Father of Jacobin despotism, of Caesarian dictatorship and the inspirer of the absolute doctrnes of Kant and of Hegel”

H. J. Laski

Duguit

Berlin

Karl Popper

Answer: b

Who among the following made the State a moral institution with a moral end?

Bentham

Machiavelli

James Mill

J. S. Mill

Answer: d

Who among the following formed “The League of Radical Congressmen”

M. K. Gandhi

M. N. Roy

Aurobindo

B. R. Ambedkar

Answer: b

Which one among the following is not written by Aurobindo?

Life Divine

Essays on the Gita

Yoga: Concept and Practice

The Ideals of Human Unity

Answer: c

Identify the correct sequence of the events undertaken by Mahatma Gandhi.

Organised the industrial workers in Ahmedabad for higher wages.

Protest against the Indigo planters at Champaran.

Satyagraha movement in Kaira against the collection of land revenue.

Protest against the Asiatic Registration Act.

Codes:

3, 4, 2, 1

4, 2, 3, 1

2, 3, 4, 1

1, 2, 3, 4

Answer: b

Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List-I (Authors)

List-II (Books)

RJ Bernstein

M Sandel

M Waltzer

W Kymlicka

Spheres of Justice: A Defence of Pluralism and Equality

The Restructuring of Social and Political theory

Contemporary Political philosophy

Liberalism and the Limits of Justice

A

B

C

D

1

2

3

4

3

4

1

2

2

4

1

3

4

1

3

2

Answer: c

Assertion (A): For Daniel Bell there is the ‘end of ideology’

Reason (R): This is to validate a single ideology and to discredit every other ideology.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of (A).

Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of (A).

A is true, but R is false.

A is false, but R is true.

Answer: c

Structuration as a concept is a way of analyzing the relationship between structures and actors was suggested by

Talcott Parsons

Anthony Giddens

Robert Nisbet

Michael Focault

Answer: b

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List-I (Theories of Political Parties)

List-II (Propounders)

Development Theory

Spatial theory

Re-alignment theory

Permeation theory

Giovomin Sartori

Joseph la Palombara

Maurice Duverger

Bunham and Sandquist

A

B

C

D

1

2

3

4

2

1

4

3

3

4

2

1

4

2

1

3

Answer: b

According to Almond, which one is not a condition for political development?

Availability of resources

Adequate response to challenges

Overlapping of stages of development

Congruent development of the other social systems

Answer: c

Corporatism is an approach that is centrally concerned about

Structures of the public sector

Functions of the political system

Class conflict is interest based

Stresses the state and society interactions, especially the role of social interests influencing policy

Answer: d

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List-I (Thinkers)

List-II (Books)

Anthony Downs

Gabrial Almond and Sidney Verba

Stein Rokkan

Gosta Esping-Anderson

An Economic theory of Democracy

The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism

The Cvic Culture

Citizens, Elections, Parties

A

B

C

D

1

3

4

2

2

1

3

4

3

4

2

1

4

2

1

3

Answer: a

The term “Cooperative Federalism” emerged after

The First World War

At the time of New Deal Legislations in the USA.

As part of the Soviet Constitution of 1937.

After the Second World War.

Answer: d

Which one of the following is not a feature of the Bipolar Party System?

Elements of both multi and two party systems

Coalition government

Alternation of power between parties

Two large coalitions composed of several parties.

In the electoral studies, rational choice models have been the most popular which is developed by

Elinor Ostrom

Hardin

Karl Deutsch

Anthony Downs

Answer: d

Conveyance theory between advanced capitalism and developed socialism was propounded by

Huntington

Putman

Miliband

Marcuge

Answer: d

Who among the following elite theorists said, “A man is effective in society as a whole, not so much because of his individual qualities as because of the social energies which have been deposited in him by the mass”

Pareto

Gasset

Michels

Mosca

Answer: b

What is the correct chronological sequence of Edward Shils'categories of political system?

Political Democracy

Tutelary Democracy

Modernizing Oligarchy

Totalitarian Oligarchy

Traditional Oligarchy

1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

1, 2, 4, 3 and 5

1, 2, 4, 5 and 3

2, 1, 3, 5 and 4

Answer: a

Assertion (A): Samir amin argued that Marx foresaw that no colonial power would be able to continue for long the local development of capitalism.

Reason (R): This was because ofa dearth of knowledge of non-European societies.

Codes:

Both A and R are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Both A and R are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

A is true, but R is false.

A is false, but R is true.

Answer: a

Which of the following statements about the US President are true?

The US President can seek reelection only once.

He can be impeached for treason, bribery and other crimes.

At the impeachment trials the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court presides.

Both the President and the Vice-President can be from the same state.

Codes:

1, 2 & 3

1, 3 & 4

2, 3 & 4

1, 2 & 4

Answer: a

The politics of sex is no longer on the fringe of politics, but it is a central concern for policy and law makers. Which category will this issue be placed under?

Political Development

Political Modernization

Political Culture

Political Elites

Answer: c

Who holds the view that bureaucracy as an organisation cannot correct its behaviour by learning from its errors?

M. Crozier

H. J. Laski

F. M. Marx

Max Weber

Answer: a

Who said the following? “New light has been poured on us, teaching us the new lesson that Kings are made for the people and not the people for the Kings.”

Mahatma Gandhi

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Dadabhai Naoroji

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer: c

Who among the following had favoured Panchayati Raj System by giving the following statement in the Indian Constituent Assembly? “…in the interest of democracy, the villages may be trained in the art of self-government… We must be able to reform the villages and introduce democratic principles of government there…”

Ananthasayanam Ayyangar

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

B. N. Rao

Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer: a

Which of the following is not within the jurisdiction of the State High Court?

It can hear appeals from lower courts.

It can issue writs for restoring Fundamental Rights.

It can decide the river water dispute between the two states.

It exercises superintendence and control over courts below it.

Answer: c

Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List-I (Lok Sabha)

List-II (Speaker)

3rd Lok Sabha

5th Lok Sabha

7th Lok Sabha

10th Lok Sabha

Shivraj Patil

Balram Jakhar

GS Dhillon, Bali Ram Bhagat

Hukam Singh

A

B

C

D

4

3

2

1

4

1

2

3

1

2

3

4

3

4

2

1

Answer: a

Who characterized India as “A million mutinies” in 1990?

V. S. Naipaul

M. S. A. Rao

Ghanshyam Shah

Tedd Gurr

Answer: a

“Roses in December” is the autobiography of

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

Hakim Ajmal Khan

Mohammad Karim Chhagala

Answer: d

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List-I (Regional Political Party)

List-II (State of Origin)

Rashtriya LokDal

Indian Natonal Lok Dal

Janta Dal (Secular)

Rashtriya Janta Dal

Bihar

Karnataka

Uttar Pradesh

Haryana

A

B

C

D

3

4

2

1

1

2

3

4

4

3

2

1

4

1

3

2

Answer: a

Who among the following is Editor/Author of the book “The New Regional Politics of Development”

Reinhard Bendix

Arie M. M. Kacowiez

Anthony Payne

Partha Chatterjee

Answer: c

Who among the following has described India as “weak-strong state”

Lloyd and Susan Rudolph

Gunnar Myrdal

Rajni Kothari

K. C. Wheare

Answer: a

Who has called India a Democratic Developmental State?

Paul Brass

James Manor

Christopher Jefferlot

Atul Kohli

Answer: b

Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List-I (States)

List-II (No. Of Lok Sabha seats reserved for the Scheduled tribes)

Andhra Pradesh

Chhattisgarh

Jharkhand

Madhya Pradesh

4

5

6

3

A

B

C

D

1

2

3

4

4

1

2

3

4

3

2

1

2

4

1

3

Answer: b

Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List-I (Types)

List-II (Pressure groups)

Institutional pressure groups

Associational Pressure groups

Non-Associational pressure groups

Anomic pressure groups

Association of Indian Universities

All India Schedule Caste Federation

All India Federation of University Teachers Association

Gopalgarh communal riots in Rajasthan

A

B

C

D

1

2

3

4

1

3

2

4

3

2

4

1

4

1

2

3

Answer: b

Who has termed India as an example of “Polycentric Nationalism”

Partha Chatterji

Anthony D. Smith

Will Kymlicka

Benedict Anderson

Answer: b

Who is the author of the book “India after Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy”

Ramchandran Guha

Akhil Gupta

Achin Vanaik

Ashutosh Varshney

Answer: a

Which of the following was the first all Indian women's organization which came into force in 1926?

All India Women's Conference

National Council for Women in India

National Federation of Indian Women in India.

Self-Employed Women's Association

Answer: b

Which one of the following Gullick has not covered under administrative functions of the Chief Executive?

Staffing

Adjudicating

Directing

Coordinating

Answer: b

Which of the following principles figure in the list of fourteen principles propounded by Henry Foyal?

Subordination of individual interest to general interest.

Appointment on the basis of a contract.

Espirit de corps

Equity

Codes:

1, 2 & 3

1, 3 & 4

2, 3 & 4

1, 2 & 4

Answer: b

Under the code developed by workers at the Western Electric Company, one who passes unfavorable information about his colleagues to his superior is called

A squealer

A puzzler

A rate-buster

A chiseller

Answer: a

According to Herbert Simon, a decision is usually compounded of

One fact statement and one value statement

One value statement and several fact statements

Several value statements and one fact statement

Several value statements and several fact statements

Answer: b

Which one of the following principles of organisation has not been enunciated by Mooney and Reiley?

Equity principle

Scalar principle

Staff/Line principle

Functional principle

Answer: a

Which one of the following books contains the most comprehensive enunciation of the classical theory?

Introduction to the study of Public Administration

Public Administration

Papers on the Science of Administration

Policy and Administration

Answer: c

According to Max Weber which one of the following is not a feature of bureaucracy?

Separation of office from its incumbent

Rigid adherence to rules

Selection by Patronage

Fix remuneration of officials

Answer: c

Which one of the following is not an element of decision making?

It is an unconscious activity.

It is not one time process.

It is an environment linked activity.

It needs studying and finding alternatives before taking final decisions.

Answer: a

Who among the following are called staff officials?

Field workers

Advisory staff

Those who help the chief executive in the performance of his primary functions.

Those who help the chief executive in the implementation of his functions.

Answer: c

Which of the following concepts of administration is action oriented rather than structure oriented?

Democratic Administration

Autocratic Administration

Development Administration

All of the above

Answer: c

Point out from the following the uncommon factor between public and private administrations

Accounting

Filling

Managerial techniques

Scope and complexity

Answer: d

The Fiscal Five Year Plan was started in India after independence in the year

1950 – 1951

1951 – 1952

1952 – 1953

1953 – 1954

Answer: a

Assertion (A): The District Collector is the most important functionary at the apex of the district administration.

Reason (R): After independence, his role has become increasingly multi-dimensional.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of (A).

Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of (A).

A is true, but R is false.

R is true, but A is false.

Answer: a

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List-I (Authors)

List-II (Books)

Chester Barnard

Herbert Simon

Dwight Waldo (ed.)

Marshall Dimock

Philosophy of administration

Ideas and Issues in Public Administration

Administrative Behaviour

The Functions of the Executive

A

B

C

D

3

4

2

1

4

3

2

1

1

4

2

3

2

1

3

4

Answer: b

Performance Budgeting became popular in the

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

Answer: a

Who builts on Kenneth Waltz's argument concerning the stablity of bipolar system as compared to multipolar system?

Stanley Hoffmann

Charles Kindelberger

John Mearshemier

John Gaddis

Answer: c

Democratic Peace Theory is placed under which theoretical approach of International relations?

Structural Realism

Republican Realism

Neo-Realism

Institutional Liberalism

Answer: d

Which of the following statements are not true?

Security dilemma is an important paradox of the state system.

Arms race increases insecurity of states.

Arms control is a solution.

Standing armies contribute to security of all.

Codes:

1, 2 & 4

1 & 3

3 & 4

1 & 4

Answer: c

The “Clash of Civilizations and New World Order” predict an ideological shift in the Post-Cold War period from

Political ideology to economic liberalism

Geopolitics to geo-economics

Nation-state to the civilization area.

Political ideology to culture and religion.

Answer: d

Assertion (A): Modern technology enhances the importance of warand threats of war.

Reason (R): War no longer is just a contest of strength. It is more a contest of nerve and risk taking.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of (A).

Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of (A).

A is true, but R is false.

A is false, but R is true.

Answer: b

What is a “Quasi-State”

A State that possess juridical statehood but severely deficient in empirical statehood.

A State that possesses empirical statehood.

A State that possesses neither juridical statehood nor empirical statehood.

A State that has divided loyalties.

Answer: a

With which approach would one associate the following statement? Economic globalization is an uneven, hierarchical process and benefits only a tiny minority?

Economic Liberalism

Economic Realists

Mercantilism

Neo-Marxism

Answer: d

Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List-I (Foreign Policy think tank)

List-II (Country)

Foreign Policy Institute

Institute for Defense & Strategic Analysis

Carnegie Endowment

International Institute for strategic studies

USA

UK

Turkey

India

A

B

C

D

1

2

3

4

2

3

4

1

3

4

1

2

4

2

3

1

Answer: c

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List-I (Terrorist Organisations)

List-II (Countries)

LTTE

Hizbullah

Bako Haram

Shining Path

Peru

Nigeria

Iran

Sri Lanka

A

B

C

D

1

2

3

4

4

3

2

1

2

1

4

3

3

4

1

2

Answer: b

The Panel on United Nations Peace Operations was set up by the earlier Secretary General Kofi Annan. Name the report

Hammarskjold Report

Rajeshwar Dayal Report

Brahimi Report

Kofi Annan Report

Answer: c

Indian troops, military observers and civilian police personnel served in U. N. O. Peace keeping operation in

Western Sahara

Bosnia

Herzegovina

All of the above

Answer: d

Match the List-I with List-II and select answer from code given below:

List-I (Countries)

List-II (Problems)

Sri Lanka

Pakistan

Nepal

Bangladesh

Kachativu

Wular Barrage

Susta Border

New Moore Island

A

B

C

D

1

2

3

4

4

3

2

1

3

4

1

2

2

3

4

1

Answer: a

Which one of the following is not a Indo-Pak dispute?

Siachin dispute

Sir Creek dispute

Cross Border terrorism

Dahagram dispute

Answer: d

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List-I (State)

List-II (Minorities)

Myanmar

Malaysia

Indonesia

Laos

Hindus

Rohingas

Tamils

Vietnamese

A

B

C

D

4

3

2

1

3

2

1

4

2

3

1

4

1

2

3

4

Answer: c

Recently there were tensions between Cambodia and Thailand. What is the issue in conflict?